I think that people should come here legally and apply for citizenship. However, I do not blame some people for not coming here legally. It's damned near IMPOSSIBLE to come here legally anymore. Especially for hispanic people, who unfortunately, have a bad rep here in the US. If it's going to take 10+ years to get citizenship here, there is always going to be illegal immigrants. Period.

As for the Arizona law, I think it is unnecessary to ask random people off the street for their legal status... and it's mostly going to be based off racial discrimination. However, if they're doing something wrong or pulled over or something, then yes I think they can ask for status. We have to show our IDs when we're pulled over, they need to show theirs too.

I'm not that informed on this subject, but this is just my opinion. As I've got a boyfriend from South America that's waiting FOREVER to get any kind of status, it's very frustrating to me that it's so hard to get citizenship here, much less any kind of residency. They keep telling him "six more months... six more months..." It's pretty ridiculous.